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Cast
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Joan Plowright | As: Cissie Colpitts |
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Juliet Stevenson | As: Cissie Colpitts (Daughter) |
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Joely Richardson | As: Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter) |
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Bernard Hill | As: Henry Madgett |
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Jason Edwards | As: Smut |
Storyline
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
| Tagline: | Three Women And A Coroner. |
| Certification: | R |
Details
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 10 September 1988
Country: NL, GB
Runtime: 119m
Company Credits
Company: Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties, Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer, Allarts Production, Film4 Productions, VPRO
Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $424,773
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Cast
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Joan Plowright |
Cissie Colpitts |
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Juliet Stevenson |
Cissie Colpitts (Daughter) |
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Joely Richardson |
Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter) |
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Bernard Hill |
Henry Madgett |
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Jason Edwards |
Smut |
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Bryan Pringle |
Jake |
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Trevor Cooper |
Hardy |
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David Morrissey |
Bellamy |
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John Rogan |
Gregory |
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Paul Mooney |
Teigan |
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Jane Gurnett |
Nancy |
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Kenny Ireland |
Jonah Bognor |
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Michael Percival |
Moses Bognor |
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Joanna Dickens |
Mrs. Hardy |
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Janine Duvitski |
Marina Bellamy |
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Michael Fitzgerald |
Mr. 70 Van Dyke |
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Edward Tudor-Pole |
Mr. 71 Van Dyke |
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Natalie Morse |
The Skipping Girl |
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Arthur Spreckley |
Sid the Gravedigger |
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Ian Talbot |
The Police Detective |
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Roderic Leigh |
The Policeman |
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Vanni Corbellini |
The Hare |
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Jose Berg |
Skipping Girl's Mother |
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Peter Jaques |
Priest (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Peter Greenaway |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Peter Greenaway |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Sharon Howard-Field |
Casting |
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Kees Kasander |
Producer |
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Denis Wigman |
Producer |
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Evelien Jansen |
Production Manager |
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Peter Jaques |
Line Producer |
Edited By
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John Wilson |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Sara Meerman |
Makeup Department Head |
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Dien van Straalen |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Chris Wyatt |
Sound Editor |
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Garth Marshall |
Sound Recordist |
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Trevor Holland |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Michael Nyman |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Sacha Vierny |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Allard Bekker |
Set Dresser |
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Constance de Vos |
Set Dresser |
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Ben van Os |
Production Design |
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Jan Roelfs |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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